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Sound Devices BWF can’t import into Soundtrack Pro 3 – No Noise Reduction Tool available
I am trying to bring my BWFs from my Sound Devices 788T-SSD 12 track recorder into FCP 7.0.3 ( or 6.0.6 for that matter). I can import into FCP OK with multi tracks… but I can’t bring them into Soundtrack Pro without first converting the BWFs into AIFF format which is a pain in the butt. I have hundreds of files to deal with and would really appreciate a workflow to solve this problem.
Perhaps someone knows of a better way to skin this cat….
BWFs are industry standard files so it seems FCP should be able to deal with them more directly. I am also looking for a workflow to bring my BWFs into Nuendo 5.5.2 for mixing/sweetening and then sending them back into FCP.
Thanks for any help out there.
Jon Frost
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I’ve never had a problem doing that. Are the sound files multiple-mono or poly? Do they have the .wav extension or .bwf? I don’t believe the recorder will even stamp it with .bwf since several firmware updates back, but I could be wrong. Have you tried to drop and drag the file onto the STP icon instead?
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The files are poly WAV. Up to 12 tracks in some cases. They appear as .WAV in my HDD directory. I will give it a try to drop the files on the STP Icon.
Thanks,
Jon
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I tried on my MacPro in FCP 7.0.3 and dropping a multitrack wave file onto the STP Icon. It opens and I can take a slice and Set Noise Print… but Reduce Noise is grayed out.
On my MacBook Pro in FCP 6.0.6 I can drop a file on the STP Icon and it opens. I can take a slice and Set Noise Print. I can then Apple A to select all and then click Reduce Noise. However, I can’t play the clip and hear it… nor can I hit Apply… STP just goes to the Rainbow Pinwheel of Death and I have to hit the power switch and hold it to reboot the computer.
DRAT.
Jon
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You can also export an OMF which both STP and Nuendo should be able to load.
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Thanks,
Is there any software out there to batch convert my multitrack BWFs to OMF or AIFF?
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YYYYEEEAAAHHH!
Open the file in FCP, Apple-A, Click File-Export-For Soundtrack Pro, Open STP. Take a slice of audio in STP – Click Set Noise Print, Apple-A to select All and Click Reduce Noise. You can hear the track play and adjust the NR settings in STP to taste. Click Apply and you have a .MOV clip with or without video depending what you had when you exported for STP.
Persistence pays off. Thanks for all your help.
Jon
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